[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 106 (Thursday, June 28, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D925-D927]
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                                            Thursday, June 28, 2007

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      The House passed H.R. 2829, making appropriations for financial 
      services and general government for the fiscal year ending 
      September 30, 2008.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8641-S8730
Measures Introduced: Twenty-two bills and two resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 1723-1744, and S. Res. 260-261. 
                                                         Pages S8691-92
Measures Reported:
  Report to accompany S. 845, to direct the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to 
research and related activities concerning elder falls. (S. Rept. No. 
110-110)
  S. 175, to provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment 
the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District 
and cities served by the District, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-111)
  S. 324, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
water resources in the State of New Mexico. (S. Rept. No. 110-112)
  S. 542, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the 
Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in the State of Idaho. (S. 
Rept. No. 110-113)
  S. 1037, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the 
planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation District 
Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon. (S. Rept. No. 
110-114)
  S. 1110, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for the conjunctive use of surface 
and ground water in Juab County, Utah. (S. Rept. No. 110-115)
  S. 1139, to establish the National Landscape Conservation System, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-116)
  H.R. 235, to allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of 
contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and the Redwood Valley 
County Water District. (S. Rept. No. 110-117)
  H.R. 276, to designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the 
surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be 
administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, 
and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 110-118)
  H.R. 482, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer 
ownership of the American River Pump Station Project. (S. Rept. No. 
110-119)
  H.R. 839, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, 
Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to 
fulfill the purposes for which that project was authorized. (S. Rept. 
No. 110-120)
  H.R. 886, to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor 
opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the 
State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal 
lands as wilderness. (S. Rept. No. 110-121)
  H.R. 902, to facilitate the use for irrigation and other purposes of 
water produced in connection with development of energy resources, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 110-122)
  S. 1257, to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the 
State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives, with 
amendments. (S. Rept. No. 110-123)
  H.R. 2771, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, without recommendation.
  H. Con. Res. 7, Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member 
State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of 
Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur, with 
an amendment and with an amended preamble.

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  S. Res. 203, calling on the Government of the People's Republic of 
China to use its unique influence and economic leverage to stop 
genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute and with an amended preamble.
  S. Res. 253, expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
establishment of a Museum of the History of American Diplomacy through 
private donations is a worthy endeavor.                      
Page S8691
Measures Passed:
  Adjournment Resolution: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 179, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.         
  Pages S8723-24
  Andean Trade Preference Act Extension: Senate passed H.R. 1830, to 
extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until 
September 30, 2009, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                             Page S8724
Measures Considered:
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senate continued consideration of S. 
1639, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, taking action on 
the following amendment proposed thereto:                
  Pages S8641-51
Pending:
  Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 1934, of a 
perfecting nature.                                           
Page S8641
  Division VII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.                                                        
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  Division VIII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.                                                        
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  Division IX of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.                                                        
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  Division X of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 1934.
                                                             Page S8641
  Division XI of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
1934.                                                        
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  Division XII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XIII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XIV of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XV of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XVI of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XVII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XVIII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XIX of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XX of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XXI of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XXII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XXIII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XXIV of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XXV of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XXVI of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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  Division XXVII of Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Modified Amendment No. 
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Page S8641
  Kennedy Amendment No. 1978 (to Division VII of Reid (for Kennedy/
Specter) Modified Amendment No. 1934), to change the enactment date. 
                                                             Page S8641
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 235), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate 
rejected the motion to close further debate on the bill. 
                                                         Pages S8650-51
   A unanimous-consent agreement was granted permitting Senator Lugar 
to change his nay vote to a yea vote on Vote No. 231 changing the 
outcome of the vote to 57 yeas to 40 nays relative to Division III of 
Reid Modified Amendment No. 1934, tabled on June 27, 2007. 
                                                         Pages S8674-75
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent 
agreement was reached providing that the motion to invoke cloture on 
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1585, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, be withdrawn; that the motion to 
proceed be agreed to, and that Senate begin consideration of the bill, 
and that on Monday, July 9, 2007, following morning business, Senate 
resume consideration of the bill.                            
  Page S8724
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 237), Benjamin Hale 
Settle, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Washington.
  By unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 238), Richard Sullivan, of 
New York, to be United

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States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, of Indiana, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Indiana.
  By 94 yeas 4 nays (Vote No. EX. 236), Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute U.S. 
Army.                      
Pages S8662-66, S8670-73, S8720-23, S8727-30
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Donald B. Marron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  Brent T. Wahlquist, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
  Christopher Egan, of Massachusetts, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation 
and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Reed Verne Hillman, of Massachusetts, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Massachusetts for the term of four years.
  Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for a term expiring July 29, 2012.
  1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.
  1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Navy.                             
Pages S8724-27
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, which was sent to the Senate on 
January 9, 2007.                                             
Page S8730
Messages from the House:                                     
  Page S8687
Measures Placed on the Calendar:                             
  Page S8687
Enrolled Bills Presented:                                
  Pages S8687-88
Executive Communications:                                
  Pages S8688-89
Petitions and Memorials:                                 
  Pages S8689-91
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages S8692-93
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:           
  Pages S8693-S8715
Additional Statements:                                       
  Page S8687
Amendments Submitted:                                    
  Pages S8715-19
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:                                
  Page S8719
Authorities for Committees to Meet:                      
  Pages S8719-20
Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. (Total--238) 
                              Pages S8650-51, S8670-71, S8672, S8672-73
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:04 p.m., 
until 9:45 a.m. on Friday, June 29, 2007. (For Senate's program, see 
the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8724.)